à la king

American

[ah luh king, al-uh] / ˌɑ lə ˈkɪŋ, ˌæl ə /

adjective

(of cooked fowl, fish, etc.) diced and served in a cream sauce containing mushrooms, pimiento, or green pepper.

chicken à la king.

à la king British

/ ɑː lɑː ˈkɪŋ, æ lə /

adjective

(usually postpositive) cooked in a cream sauce with mushrooms and green peppers

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Etymology

Origin of à la king

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

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Most entrees, which currently include offerings like beef stroganoff with noodles, chicken à la king, and Mexican scrambled eggs, are packaged in flexible pouches, while snacks of fish or fruit are packaged in cans.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2018

And I want to dive into those leftovers and make turkey à la king.

From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2017

It is a man in a tartan tuxedo, chicken à la king with shaved truffles, a signed LeRoy Neiman.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 8, 2003

Next him was a hat-check girl, a queenly person who communed with something set in the lid of her vanity case, and fed on chicken à la king.

From Ptomaine Street by Wells, Carolyn

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